Abstract
Thesium ebracteatum Hayne is an endangered hemiparasitic plant, rare in the south-western part of its range. It is listed in Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive and appears on the national Red Lists of many European countries. In Romania, the species is considered extinct according to the national Red List, with only a few historical records from Transylvania. In June 2025, approximately 100 individuals of T. ebracteatum were discovered near Bălcăuți, Suceava Region, Romania. This represents the first national record of the species in several decades and the first ever from eastern Romania. The species occurred in a stand documented by a vegetation plot, corresponding to the phytosociological association Brachypodio pinnati - Molinietum arundinaceae . The isolated occurrence near Bălcăuți, similar to other peripheral populations in the south-western part of the species’ range, is regarded as relict. This interpretation is further supported by the disjunct occurrence of other rare plant species typical of peri-Carpathian forest-steppe. Historical maps indicate that the site once formed part of an extensive grassland complex known as Horaiț/Horaiza, most of which was converted to arable land during the 19 th and 20 th centuries. For the long-term conservation of T. ebracteatum and other rare species at the site, targeted management is required, including the prevention of further ploughing and the extension of legal protection to all valuable local stands.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
About 100 individuals of Thesium ebracteatum were discovered near Bălcăuți, Suceava Region, Romania, in June 2025.
- Taxon
- Thesium ebracteatum Hayne
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Thesium ebracteatume0 - Outcome
- individuals of T. ebracteatum were discoverede1
- Value
- approximately 100e1
- Setting
- Bălcăuți, Suceava Region, Romaniae1
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Verbatim
e0“Thesium ebracteatum Hayne is an endangered hemiparasitic plant”
e1“In June 2025, approximately 100 individuals of T. ebracteatum were discovered near Bălcăuți, Suceava Region, Romania”
Claim · model-written summary
The Bălcăuți record is the first national record of Thesium ebracteatum in several decades and the first from eastern Romania.
- Taxon
- Thesium ebracteatum HayneThesium ebracteatume0
- Outcome
- first national record of the speciese2
- Setting
- eastern Romaniae2
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Verbatim
e0“Thesium ebracteatum Hayne is an endangered hemiparasitic plant”
e2“This represents the first national record of the species in several decades and the first ever from eastern Romania”
Claim · model-written summary
The isolated Bălcăuți occurrence of Thesium ebracteatum is regarded as a relict population.
- Taxon
- Thesium ebracteatum HayneThesium ebracteatume0
- Outcome
- regarded as relicte3
- Setting
- Bălcăuție3
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Verbatim
e0“Thesium ebracteatum Hayne is an endangered hemiparasitic plant”
e3“The isolated occurrence near Bălcăuți, similar to other peripheral populations in the south-western part of the species’ range, is regarded as relict”
Claim · model-written summary
Thesium ebracteatum occurred in a stand corresponding to the phytosociological association Brachypodio pinnati - Molinietum arundinaceae.
- Taxon
- Thesium ebracteatum HayneThesium ebracteatume0
- Outcome
- phytosociological association Brachypodio pinnati - Molinietum arundinaceaee4
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Thesium ebracteatum Hayne is an endangered hemiparasitic plant”
e4“The species occurred in a stand documented by a vegetation plot, corresponding to the phytosociological association Brachypodio pinnati - Molinietum arundinaceae”
Claim · model-written summary
Most of the extensive grassland complex around the Horaiț/Horaiza site was converted to arable land during the 19th and 20th centuries, according to historical maps.
- Taxon
- Thesium ebracteatum HayneThesium ebracteatume0
- Outcome
- most of which was converted to arable lande5
- Direction
- convertede5
- Setting
- Horaiț/Horaizae5
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Verbatim
e0“Thesium ebracteatum Hayne is an endangered hemiparasitic plant”
e5“Historical maps indicate that the site once formed part of an extensive grassland complex known as Horaiț/Horaiza, most of which was converted to arable land during the 19 th and 20 th centuries”
Claim · model-written summary
The disjunct occurrence of other rare plant species typical of peri-Carpathian forest-steppe further supports the relict interpretation.
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e6“This interpretation is further supported by the disjunct occurrence of other rare plant species typical of peri-Carpathian forest-steppe”
Claim · model-written summary
Targeted management is recommended for the site, including prevention of further ploughing and legal protection of all valuable local stands.
- Taxon
- T. ebracteatumThesium ebracteatume7
- Outcome
- prevention of further ploughing and the extension of legal protection to all valuable local standse7
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Verbatim
e7“For the long-term conservation of T. ebracteatum and other rare species at the site, targeted management is required, including the prevention of further ploughing and the extension of legal protection to all valuable local stands”